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    • [PDF File]APPENDIX: LUMBER

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      GREEN SIZES OF LUMBER • The stated size of lumber is either stated in its nominal size, dry size or green size. Called its nominal size; this is not ... • Sizes start at 6’ and go to 24’, and beyond. • Typical stock for a store is boards in even foot lengths from 8’ to 16’. Some markets will demand 18’, 20’ and 24’.


    • [PDF File]Conventional Lumber Decking: Effect of Board Sizes.

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      depth and width of the lumber. Keywords: Lumber cupping, lumber decks, dimensional instability, bridges INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Sawn lumber plank decks may be very practical in low-volume roads and special use bridges such as those servicing forest plantations. These decks are constructed of lumber planks, 75 to 150 mm


    • [PDF File]DIY: Nominal Lumber Size Versus Actual Lumber Size

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      finished size is the “actual lumber size” (sometimes referred to as the “dressed lumber size”). Why isn’t a 2×4 actually a 2×4? A 2×4 hasn’t measured two inches by four inches for several decades. The lack of consistent sizing became an issue in the early part of the 20th century


    • [PDF File]American Softwood Lumber Standard - NIST

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      dressed sizes of lumber items. Terms and procedures are defined to provide a basis for the use of uniform methods in the grading, inspection, measurement and description of softwood lumber. It includes the organization and functions of the American Lumber Standard Committee, the Board of Review, and the National Grading Rule Committee.


    • [PDF File]History of Yard Lumber Size Standards

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      4/4 lumber S1S or S2S shall be 13/16 inch thick. 8/4 lumber S1S or S2S shall be 1-3/4 inches thick All lumber S1E takes off 3/8 inch, S2E 1/2 inch. Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association Grading Rules adopted January 24, 1906: Sizes of Boards 1 inch S1S or S2S to 13/16 inch. Sizes. Dimension shall be worked


    • [PDF File]THREE BASIC UNITS OF MEASURE ARE USED FOR LUMBER: BOARD MEASURE Board ...

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      To calculate the board footage for sizes and lengths other than those given in the table: A. To calculate the board feet per lineal foot of an uncommon size: T x W = Board feet per lineal foot 12 Example: A lineal foot of 3 x 5 = 1.25 bf. B. To calculate the total board feet in an uncommon length of a particular size: 1.)


    • [PDF File]sizes, contact the following: 16 American Lumber Standard Committee ...

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      For more information on softwood lumber sizes, contact the following: American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. (ALSC) Telephone: 301 972-1700 Fax: 301 540-8004 alsc@alsc.org California Redwood Association (CRA) Telephone: 415 382-0662 Fax: 415 382-8531 www.calredwood.org Western Wood Products Association


    • [PDF File]Lumber Dimension Chart - Sawdust Making

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      of lumber, 1 board foot is equal to 144 cubic inches, to calculate multiply width in inches X length in inches x thickness in inches. Measurements are rounded to next full inch. Prices are usually given per thousand board feet. Lineal Foot Material is priced per running foot, according to width and thickness. 16.0 13.33 10.67 8.0 5.33


    • [PDF File]American Softwood Lumber Standard - ALSC

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      property values of structural lumber products published for design use. These values are de-termined for specific grades and species/species groups and reflect the fact that wood is an ortho-tropic material. 2.7 Dry lumber--Lumber of less than nomi-nal 5-inch thickness which has been seasoned or dried to a maximum moisture content of 19 per-cent.


    • [PDF File]ce479 wood design notes - Purdue University College of Engineering

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      and stamps a grade. There are two broad size classifications of sawn lumber: • Dimension Lumber: smaller (thinner) sizes of structural lumber. Dimension lumber usually ranges in the size from 2x2 through 4x16. In other words, dimension lumber is any material with a thickness (smaller dimension of a piece of wood, and width is the larger


    • [PDF File]Conventional Lumber Decking: Effect of Board Sizes.

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      reading was achieved. At this stage the rain was terminated. Shortly after, the cupped lumber was compressed to its original flat position. This was ... Table 1 for the different lumber sizes studied. As shown in Fig. 1, only connectors in the middle of the board will resist significant cupping forces.


    • [PDF File]American Softwood Lumber Standard - NIST

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      dressed sizes of lumber items. Terms and pro-cedures are defined to provide a basis for the use of uniform methods in the grading, inspec-tion, measurement and description of softwood lumber. It includes the organization and func-tions of the American Lumber Standard Com-mittee, the Board of Review, and the National Grading Rule Committee.


    • American Softwood Lumber Standard - NIST

      property values of structural lumber products published for design use. These values are de-termined for specific grades and species/species groups and reflect the fact that wood is an ortho-tropic material. 2.7 Dry lumber--Lumber of less than nomi-nal 5-inch thickness which has been seasoned or dried to a maximum moisture content of 19 per-cent.


    • [PDF File]History of Yard Lumber Size Standards - Synthmind

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      4/4 lumber S1S or S2S shall be 13/16 inch thick. 8/4 lumber S1S or S2S shall be 1-3/4 inches thick All lumber S1E takes off 3/8 inch, S2E 1/2 inch. Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association Grading Rules adopted January 24, 1906: Sizes of Boards 1 inch S1S or S2S to 13/16 inch. Sizes. Dimension shall be worked


    • American Softwood Lumber Standard

      dressed sizes of lumber items. Terms and procedures are defined to provide a basis for the use of uniform methods in the grading, inspection, measurement and description of softwood lumber. It includes the organization and functions of the American Lumber Standard Committee, the Board of Review, and the National Grading Rule Committee.


    • [PDF File]NATIONAL GRADING RULE for DIMENSION LUMBER - SPIB

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      For purposes of the National Grading Rule for Dimension Lumber, "dimension" is limited to surfaced softwood lumber of nominal thicknesses from 2 through 4 inches and nominal widths 2 inches and wider; and which is designed for use as framing members such as joists, planks, rafters and studs. [For Redwood,


    • [PDF File]Part 2: Size Analysis Considerations - Lumber Quality

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      have reduced rough green sizes and kerfs as a result, have realized from $300,000 to $1,000,000 per year in additional lumber value depending on ... lumber will be removed by the top and bottom heads. The board, in fact, could be 1.540 inches in thickness and still have a tiny


    • [PDF File]AgriculturAl products An introductory guide to random length lumber ...

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      on dimension lumber that is 2 inches thick by 4 inches wide, the item that is the most widely produced in North America. Lastly, lumber lengths usually range from 8 feet to 20 feet, in even number increments. The rules of the Exchange specify the percentages for these lengths when lumber is to be delivered against a futures contract.


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